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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Summer Games for Kids

Summer Games for Kids

After spending the winter indoors, children need the benefits of outdoor
games. Outdoor summer games for kids provide children with exercise and
opportunities to participate in social activities while developing large
and small motor skills. In addition to skill building, summer games
provide an opportunity for kids to cool off and just have fun whether
at school on a playground or at home in a back yard with neighbors.

Barnyard

Take the kids outside for a game of Barnyard. Designate one child as “It.” Instruct “It” to think of three barn animals.
If a large number of children choose to participate, “It” may choose a
greater number of animals. Tell “It” to whisper the name of an animal to
each child, rotating the animals so that several children represent the
same animal. Call out “Go!” Each child must walk around while imitating
the sound of the animal whispered into his ear. While imitating animal
sounds, the children must discover other children who represent the same
animal and herd themselves together. The first animal group to herd
together wins.

Dribble, Dribble, Dribble, Drench

Play “Dribble, Dribble, Drench” the same way as “Duck, Duck,
Goose,” — but with water. Provide a group of children with a cup or
medium-sized pitcher of water. Have the group sit in a circle and choose
an “It.” “It” walks around the group while dropping one or two drops of
water onto each child’s head while saying the word “Dribble.” She
continues until she finally yells “Drench” as she dumps the rest of the
water onto a fellow player’s head. The drenched child chases “It” around
until she captures “It” or until “It” finds her way to an empty spot to
sit. If the drenched child fails to capture “It,” then the drenched
child becomes “It.” Otherwise, “It” remains so until captured by a
drenched playmate.

Relay Races

Set an outdoor area up for relay races. Draw a starting line with paint or
mark it with durable tape. Line the kids up in rows and give the first
child in each row a spoon and an egg. At the signal, the first child in
each row must travel to a predetermined spot while keeping the egg in
the spoon. If a child drops an egg, he must return to the starting line
and begin again. Once the child reaches the predetermined mark, he must
turn around and go back without dropping the spoon and hand it over to
the next child in his line. Each child continues until every child in
his line gets a chance to participate. The first line to finish wins.
The same procedure may be used with a potato, apple, orange or water
balloon. The heavier or messier the item in the spoon, the more
challenging the game.

Olympic Summer Games

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